System Architect

WHO WE ARE:

We are RAPP – world leaders in activating growth with precision and empathy at scale.

As a global, next-generation precision marketing agency, we leverage data, creativity, technology, and empathy to foster client growth. We champion individuality in the marketing solutions we create, and in our workplace. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual’s needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations.

We foster an inclusive workplace that values diversity and emphasizes personal well-being.

HOW WE DO IT:

At RAPP, our fearless superconnectors help to create value from personal brand experiences by focusing on three key areas: connected data, connected content, and connected decisioning.

Our data analysts identify who that person is, our strategists understand what they want, and our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to deliver it – ensuring we’re able to activate authentic customer connections for our clients.

Part of Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group, RAPP is comprised of 2,000+ creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 15+ global markets.

YOUR ROLE:

RAPP has a tradition that encourages entrepreneurial thinking, innovative solutions, and the conviction to execute. As a System Architect, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of Pega-based applications while leveraging AWS Cloud infrastructure. Our team builds digital solutions to support all aspects of external client and in-house marketing initiatives. These solutions include everything from emails, display, landing pages, complex analytics dashboards, and mobile applications.

The ideal developer should have experience using digital marketing platforms like Salesforce Marketing Cloud or Pega Platform (CDH).

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement Pega-based business applications.
• Establish and enforce best practices for Pega application development, including reusable components, case designs, and declarative processing.
• Architect, design, and implement highly scalable and reliable systems to meet operational, spiky workloads including multi-node installation.
• Architect and implement integrations between Pega and AWS services, such as S3, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Pinpoint, RDS, and other AWS services as needed.
• Implement scalable solutions leveraging AWS infrastructure to enhance Pega applications' resilience, availability, and performance.
• Optimize Pega deployments for cloud-native architectures, including containerization with ECS/EKS and serverless paradigms.
• Provide technical leadership to Pega development teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and adherence to project timelines.
• Establish and enforce Pega governance frameworks, including access control, auditing, and security policies.
• Conduct code reviews and performance tuning of Pega applications.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation for Pega infrastructure provisioning.
• Automate deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools like AWS Code Pipeline, Git Lab, CircleCI.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops teams to ensure seamless integration between Pega applications and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Design secure Pega solutions, ensuring compliance with organizational security policies and industry standards such as FedRAMP, NIST.
• Implement AWS-native security controls like IAM, VPC, and Security Groups to safeguard Pega deployments.
• Conduct regular security assessments and remediations.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks within Pega applications and their AWS environments.
• Utilize AWS monitoring tools (e.g., Cloud Watch, X-Ray) and Pega diagnostic tools to maintain operational excellence.
• Partner with business analysts, product owners, and other architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing insights into Pega and AWS capabilities.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 2-3+ years of experience in Pega development.
• Pega Certified System Architect…